Reviewing JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) and Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV)

Concrete Leveling Systems (OTCMKTS:CLEV) and JBT Marel (NYSE:JBTM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Concrete Leveling Systems and JBT Marel”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	-71.52
JBT Marel	$3.80 billion	1.59	-$50.50 million	$3.67	31.64

Concrete Leveling Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JBT Marel. Concrete Leveling Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JBT Marel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Concrete Leveling Systems and JBT Marel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concrete Leveling Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
JBT Marel	4.89%	8.75%	4.80%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.9% of JBT Marel shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of JBT Marel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Concrete Leveling Systems and JBT Marel, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concrete Leveling Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00
JBT Marel	0	2	2	0	2.50

JBT Marel has a consensus price target of $174.67, indicating a potential upside of 50.42%. Given JBT Marel’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JBT Marel is more favorable than Concrete Leveling Systems.

Summary

JBT Marel beats Concrete Leveling Systems on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Concrete Leveling Systems

Concrete Leveling Systems, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of specialized equipment for use in the concrete leveling industry. It fabricates and markets a concrete leveling service unit that consists of a mixing device to mix lime with water and a pumping device capable of pumping the mixture under pressure into pre-drilled holes. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Canton, Ohio.

About JBT Marel

JBT Marel Corporation provides technology solutions to food and beverage industry in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers value-added processing that includes chilling, mixing/grinding, injecting, blending, marinating, tumbling, flattening, forming, portioning, coating, cooking, frying, freezing, extracting, pasteurizing, sterilizing, concentrating, high pressure processing, weighing, inspecting, filling, closing, sealing, end of line material handling, and packaging solutions to the food, beverage, and health market. In addition, it offers automated guided vehicle systems for material movement in the manufacturing, warehouse, and medical facilities. It serves baby food, bakery and confectionery, citrus processing, fruits and nuts, juices, non-food, pet food, pharmaceutical, plant- based beverages and protein, poultry, meat, and seafood, ready meals, oils, soups, sauces, seasoning and dressings, automotive, building material, tissue, paper, and packaging, hospitals, pharma and life sciences, fast moving consumer goods, manufacturing, warehousing, and other industries. The company markets and sells its products and solutions through direct sales force, independent distributors, sales representatives, and technical service teams. The company was formerly known as John Bean Technologies Corporation and changed its name to JBT Marel Corporation in January 2025. JBT Marel Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.